Lawmakers Besieged by Women in Congress Scene
The article describes how members of Congress spend much of their day receiving women, from flirtatious youths from boarding schools to elderly women in poverty seeking government posts or aid. It notes the persistent presence of these visitors in the House reception room and marble room of the Senate, with many women staying from noon until adjournment.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Rock of Gibraltar
New Statesmen Seek Frugal Two Year Terms in Congress
The new House members, many one-termers, plan to save salaries and live on mileage and clerk hire rather than costly easy street. The House Office Building chief fights attempts to sleep there, while some seek trunks in offices. A shift in the party balance reworks committee rooms, with thirst and drink becoming a daily concern as liquor sales were banned in the Capitol years ago.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Mormon Monument Likeness Debate On Silver Service
Utah senators debate engraving a likeness of Brigham Young on the silver service for a battleship. Senator Smoat says the monument is a pioneer relic and the design should be chosen by a mixed Mormon and non Mormon committee. Secretary Meyer declines to curb the gift, noting it is a voluntary state offering reflective of Utah’s heritage.
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Utah
Main Street
Salt Lake
Brigham
Young
Aiiver
Smoat
Meyer
Department
Mississippi
Jefferson” Navis
Holden vs Moore Debate Reaches State Board Action
The Holden Moore controversy over the conduct of Professor Holden’s department may reach the state board of education in Cedar Rapids on May 26 and 27. Holden’s supporters allege the dispute is political, while finance officials report a $1,100 deficit and resistance to standard budgeting.
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Board of Educational Centre
Cedar Rapids
Holden
Des Moines
State Board of Education
Cedar
Finance Committee
Curtiss
Kennedy
Ames
Professor Holden
State Educational Board
What is there in Iowa for sightseers and tourists
Iowa positioning for a national tourism push at Baltimore in 1912 with Governor Carroll invited to present a state claim and Crothers of Maryland urging a delegation of twenty five Iowans. The item lists new corporations, bank charters, and state office appointments, including a new state accountant and staffing changes in Des Moines. It notes legal rulings on taxes of government bonds and parole board actions, plus renewal of the Woodbine Sayings bank charter and its directors.
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Decker
Carroll
George EB. Derker
Iowa
Europe
America
Baltimore
Greater
Crothers
Maryland
Hawkeye
State
H. Paul
Des Moines
Insurance
Auditor of State
Executive Council
Charles Heer
Henry A. Nichols
State Board of Control
Paul Nod
Nichols
Paul
Mannchester
District Court
Woodbing
Value of Personal Work and Spiritual Dedication
The Gospel Herald exhortation stresses personal religious effort aligned with God’s purpose. It urges thorough conversion, Bible mastery, consistent prayer, and guiding God’s power to reach souls. Love for lost souls, practical acts, and careful, faith-led interaction are seen as essential to effective personal work.
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God
Jesus
Peter
Guldanos
Paul
Jesup
Paleamen
Gospel Herald
Perseverance and salvation in early Presbyterian belief
Reverend John Lee Allison of Washington asserts that true believers cannot finally fall away from salvation. He argues believers may err or become lukewarm, but God will complete the good work begun in them by the day of Jesus Christ, ensuring eventual salvation.
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Jesus Christ
John “Lee Allison
Presbyterian
Washington
Eleven Years Of Health Dean's Kidney Pills Ad
Mrs Everett Grimm of Evansville Indiana recalls kidney disease battles beginning in 1899. She reports irregular secretions thick urine spells headaches and swelling in a leg. After six weeks on Dean's Kidney Pills she recovered and has remained healthy. Sold by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
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Everett Grimm
Indiana Ave
Evansville
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Politician in western state acquitted after long trial
A western state politician, long suspected of crookedness, was indicted and tried. The jury deliberated at length before acquitting him. As he left the courtroom a minister involved in the case told him the verdict should warn him to reform, to which the politician replied I ain’t pledged to anyone.
Who She Was in a Distant Relation
A humorous exchange features Saurgeles and Jabbers joking about a woman who treats others coldly. Jabbers explains she is a distant relative by divorce, remarking she ended their marriage at Sioux Falls in 1893, as cited by Harper's Weekly.
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Saurgeles
Emen
Jabbers
Sioux Falls
Harper's Weekly
Professor’s question on wonders in the world
The professor asks where one finds wonders, and a respondent names the brain of a centipede as the most wonderful thing. It is infinitesimally small yet governs the creature’s many legs with perfect control.
Toast Turkey Dressing Button Mentioned in Diner Tale
A quirky nugget from Harper's Bazaar notes a button on a toast turkey dish as part of the dressing. The playful line frames a humorous dining moment with Walter and a diner’s protest. No further context is provided in the readable text.
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Toolk
Walter
Harper's Bazar
Grape Nuts Dietary Change Boosts Health Says Reader
A reader recounts long term stomach and kidney troubles from heavy meat diets. After switching to Grape-Nuts, heartburn and indigestion eased, back pain diminished, and nerves and thinking sharpened gradually over years. The testimonial credits the diet for restored normal function.
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Ashington
Milady Fair
Phyllis
Mary
Ner
Steely
Holden VS. Moore
Moore
Office of State
Food and Dairy
Barney
Thte
Avery
Conson
Knoxville
General Assembly
Tax Commission
M. Hi. Cohen
BH. D. Stonebraker
Rockwell City
A. C. Ripley
Marshalltown -Syrup Company
McPherson
Ttla
F Corporation
Alsz Jullou
Ingnager
Fort Dodge Messenger Printing Company
Hayward
Perry Nursery Company
Perry
Edmundson
M. Edmundson
Ralph Edmundnot
C. BE. Wilson
EB. B. Wilson
Great Western Poultry Association
Council Binifs
Capital
C. W. Atwood
J. B. Kelline
F. A. Barker
I. N. Minnick
G. H. Jackson
Lake Park
W. R. Flemting
D. C. Shields
Burlington Garage Company
C.H. Tiedge
Max Ware
H. Rheinschmidt
William Rheinschmidt
Nels Les
Cosson
Parker
Denien
State Board of Parole
L. J. Tyernagig
Supreme Court
Tyrernagle
Carrol
Fort Madigan
Parole Board
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